Category Archives: Salad

Grilled hamburgers and salad. 1/27/25

It’s chilly out but not too cold to grill hamburgers! We had a summer dinner at the end of January. John did a great job grilling our burgers to medium rare. I made a fresh salad to go along side. … Continue reading

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Grilled Hamburgers. 10/15/24

Hamburgers made out of Kobe ground beef and grilled outside along with a southwestern inspired salad with tomatoes from the garden makes for an excellent late summer/autumn dinner. (Summer lasts a little longer here than in other climes.)

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Hummus, Tabbouleh, Skordalia. 9/24/24

I did not write a post Monday because we called for pizza delivery due to the extreme temperatures. Unfortunately it was even hotter on Tuesday (100F!) Luckily I had planned a no-cook dinner. The hummus was store-bought but I made … Continue reading

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Chicken Enchiladas and Salad. 9/11/24

My iPad is running out of power so quickly these are tortillas rolled with shredded chicken from a rotisserie chicken, onions, salsa verde, and shredded cheese. Quickly sear the tortillas and then lay in some sauce, chicken, cheese, and onion. … Continue reading

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Grilled burger with salad. 9/10/24

Yum, dinner!

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Sesame Salmon Bowl. 9/9/24

This is the bowl that started our bowl-mania. It consists of a piece of just cooked through salmon on top of rice and nestled among chopped cabbage, avocado, edamame, and cucumber. It is garnished with a soy vinaigrette, sesame oil, … Continue reading

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Grilled Steak, Potatoes, and Salad. 9/5/24

It has been very hot here in Northern California. Unless you live close to the ocean, which we do not, temperatures have been over 100F. Due to our inept electric company we are asked to conserve energy 4-8 PM. That … Continue reading

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Asian Chicken Salad. 9/4/24

Tonight’s dinner dish starts with either a base of rice noodles or rice. We used rice because we already had it made and it could be heated in the microwave. On top of the rice are shredded chicken breast, avocado, … Continue reading

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Hamburgers and Salad. 8/28/24

Delicious medium rare grilled hamburger and a lovely Romaine and kale salad with chopped carrots, homegrown tomatoes, cucumber, and scallions — the quintessential summer dinner.

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Tofu sesame bowl. 8/27/24

This is an excellent hot weather meal. There is no cooking at all! If you follow my blog you know that my sesame bowl has three iterations salmon, shrimp, and tofu. Each is delicious. Asian Sesame Bowls

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